How Many People Are Named Shila?
An estimated 1,002 people in the United States have the first name Shila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Shila peaked in popularity in 1980 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,002
About 1 in 342,070 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1980
28 births
Total Registered
1,080
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shila
Shila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,080 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shila as a female name
Ranked #17,252 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1980 (28 births)
Shila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shila span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 239 babies were registered. Shila has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shila by Decade
How has Shila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shila by State
Shila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shila
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Shila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shila?
We estimate approximately 1,002 people named Shila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 342,070 Americans share this first name.
Is Shila a common name?
Shila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,080 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shila most popular?
Shila reached peak popularity in 1980, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shila is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shila a female name?
Shila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shila Smith, Shila Johnson, Shila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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